James Finlayson

7 films on Best Blurays7 in HD

James Henderson "Jimmy" Finlayson (August 27, 1887 – October 9, 1953) was a Scottish actor who worked in both silent and sound comedies. Bald, with a fake moustache, Finlayson had many trademark comic mannerisms and is famous for his squinting, outraged, "double take and fade away" head reaction, and characteristic expression "d'ooooooh", and as the most famous comic foil of Laurel and Hardy.

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7 in HD

Blu-ray or HD streaming

Big Business (1929)

Leading role · Director: James W. Horne

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Flicker Alley Laurel & Hardy: Year Three Blu-ray

3.7

Bonnie Scotland (1935)

Supporting role · Director: James W. Horne

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive Blu-ray

Video Notes:

4K restoration from nitrate protection elements

The Dawn Patrol (1930)

Supporting role · Director: Howard Hawks

Video format: HD Streaming

Best English-Friendly & Video:

iTunes HD Streaming

3.7

The Devil's Brother (1933)

Supporting role · Director: Hal Roach

Video format: HD Streaming

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Apple TV HD Streaming

3.4

Royal Wedding (1951)

Small role · Director: Stanley Donen

Video format: HD Streaming

Best English-Friendly & Video:

HD Streaming

Angel (1937)

Small role · Director: Ernst Lubitsch

Best English-Friendly & Audio:

Kino Lorber Blu-ray

Best Video:

Kino Lorber 4k resto

Additional Info:

The audio on the Kino Lorber Blu-ray comes from a better source than the various DVDs and the previous HD version on streaming. This audio is relatively untampered with, and is likely the best available source as no laserdisc was ever issued.

To Be or Not to Be (1942)

Small role · Director: Ernst Lubitsch

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Criterion Blu-ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab) · caps-a-holic (opens in a new tab) · blah-ray.blogspot.com (opens in a new tab)

Upcoming Release:

StudioCanal 4K

Video Notes:

Criterion Blu-ray > StudioCanal https://caps-a-holic.com/c.php?d1=6600&d2=6586&c=2691

Best Audio:

2005 WB DVD

Audio Notes:

2005 WB DVD > Criterion Blu-ray > StudioCanal Blu-ray. Maybe 1998 LaserDisc better? See Blah-Ray

4.3

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